2020 - 2020


V13 - "New Star Broadcasting"

This station broadcasts for very long, often 20 to 30 minutes. I've observed that 18040 kHz is often occupied in the very early hours (0000-0130 UTC). transmits in AM, but the upper sideband is much stronger than lower.


V24 - "South Korean Numbers"

Runs on a schedule, but hardly transmits nowadays.

recorded october 15 2019, 1430 UTC, 4925 kHz via an SDR in Hawaii

A better recording of the announcer's voice

recorded june 22 2020, 1600 UTC, 5900 kHz via an SDR in South Korea

V26

V26 is not often reported online, however it is very active! I cannot say this with the upmost certainty, but from a few months of monitoring, I believe this runs near-consistently daily at 2339z. It is heard best in east Asia.

When V26 first transmits, the message is short, 1-2 minutes long. a few minutes after, Q26 broadcasts on LSB, then M95 in CW. V26 will then broadcast a much longer message in USB.

recorded august 1 2020, 2340 UTC, 9054 kHz via an SDR in Korea

A strange transmission sending irregular groups

recorded july 25 2020, 0237 UTC, 9054 kHz via an SDR in Korea

V28 - "The Parrot"

this station is also somewhat unreported. It's pretty active as well. with help of this, I've noted V28 somewhat consistently broadcasts around 4494 kHz at 2100/2200 UTC (see link) currently. I haven't been very dedicated in my attempt to monitor it, so I don't speak with the most certainty.

V28 uses a variety of live announcers and often transmits in poor, sometimes illegible quality. It transmits in AM, and usually only lasts around 10 minutes. I have seen it abruptly stop at 10 past the hour, however I have also seen it go past that with no issue. I have also seen V28 shift frequencies mid-tx. It's unprofessional to say the least. Often, the YL is almost screaming into the microphone.

recorded july 28 2020, 2100 UTC, 4494 kHz via an SDR in Korea

calm OM and shouting YL.

recorded september 1 2020, 2107 UTC, 4494 kHz via an SDR in Japan

Strange jingle, OM in background. the jingle was very clear at the beginning, and could be heard at times as the transmission continued.

recorded october 18 2020, 2200 UTC, 4494 kHz via an SDR in Korea

VC01 - "The Chinese Robot"

Lower pitched and slower paced. It's worth noting as of late the station has been getting deeper and slower, even more from this recording.

recorded september 6 2020, 2112 UTC, 4494 kHz via an SDR in Korea

VC03

VC03 is a presumably unscheduled live-read Chinese station. Seen in both USB and LSB.

A male voice I hear a lot.

recorded june 7 2020, 0720 UTC, 11238 kHz via an SDR in Korea

Female voices

recorded april 11 2020, 0021 UTC, 5765 kHz via an SDR in China

recorded june 19 2020, 1907 UTC, 5566 kHz via an SDR in Korea

UNID Chinese Station

There is likely a relationship to VC03. I tried to decode the ALE at the end, to an empty message.

recorded july 27 2020, 0129 UTC, 6471 kHz via an SDR in Korea

Another one. the full recording is over 4 minutes long, and i know she went for longer!

recorded september 17 2020, 0000 UTC, 9047 kHz via an SDR in Korea


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